Do Wavy Walls Use Fewer Bricks? I Tested It in Blender

19 hours ago

Crinkle Crankle walls are curvy brick walls that originated in ancient Egypt but are now more common in England.
Online sources often claim these wavy walls use fewer bricks and are stronger than straight walls, but details are sparse and contradictory.
The author built procedural serpentine and straight walls in Blender's geometry nodes to test brick usage and strength.
At 100 meters, the serpentine wall used 55% as many bricks as a typical straight wall, confirming the brick-saving myth.
Lateral impact tests with heavy balls showed both wall types failed, but the serpentine wall suffered less damage, potentially lowering repair material costs.

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